Commentary for Bava Metzia 225:8

א"ל שמואל אימא לא ינתחנו אלא בב"ד הכי נמי מסתברא דקתני סיפא לא יכנס לביתו ליטול משכונו מני אילימא בעל חוב מרישא שמע מינה אלא לאו שליח ב"ד

IF HE POSSESSED TWO ARTICLES, HE MUST TAKE ONE AND LEAVE ONE, RETURNING THE PILLOW AT NIGHT AND THE PLOUGH BY DAY. BUT IF HE [THE DEBTOR] DIES, HE NEED NOT RETURN [THE PLEDGE] TO HIS HEIRS. R. SIMEON B. GAMALIEL SAID: EVEN TO HIM HIMSELF [THE DEBTOR] HE MUST RETURN IT ONLY UP TO THIRTY DAYS; AFTER THAT, HE MAY SELL IT ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE COURT.

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